Latino Family Fund refocuses grant model
The Latino Family Fund de Gilroy (LFF) this week announced the launch of a new, impact-driven grant model designed to better align with the organization’s mission, strategic plan and the findings of the 2025 Santa Clara County Latino Health Assessment.
This updated approach reflects LFF’s...
Business Briefs: Alien improves blood bag tracking
Alien Technology, based in Morgan Hill, and Aifos Solutions
Sumano’s Bakery comes to Gilroy
The first time Rey Sumano, 49,  sampled sourdough bread he hated it. It was...well, sour….and he was expecting it to be sweet, like a French loaf.
Vineyard brings romantic vibe to South Valley
I love our local wineries but have to admit I haven’t been to them all. In an attempt to spice things up and seek something new, I wanted to take a trip to Leal Vineyards near Hollister.
I decided I wanted to slow it down,...
Sunday Funday at the Gilroy Garlic Festival
That's all folks. It's a wrap for the 40th annual Gilroy Garlic Festival.
After the last pepper steak had been served, the final beer poured, and as folks lingered in traffic driving home, all that remained, save for a Monday full of teardown work for...
Black Friday brings shoppers, traffic
Gilroy Premium Outlets was a shopping mecca for dedicated holiday shoppers last week, as thousands made their annual pilgrimage to the retail destination in Gilroy.
The shoppers who arrived as early as 6pm on Thanksgiving day, or who stayed until 2am Friday, when stores...
Landscape company wins awardsÂ
Greenstreak Landscaping of Gilroy had another award-winning year. Greenstreak, lead by owner Pete Gluhaich, received two regional awards from the California Landscape Contractors Association. Gluhaich, a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate, has been a landscape contractor for more than 27 years. The company has won 58 CLCA awards over 22 consecutive years. Local awards for the Central Coast were handed out June 27 in Santa Cruz. Greenstreak awards included first place: Design Build for Custom Residential for the Roberts Residence; and Achievement Award for the Water Feature for the Roberts Residence.
Gilroy property values exceed $9B
Gilroy’s property values topped $9.2 billion during a record-setting year for Santa Clara County, according to data released by County Assessor Larry Stone on July 2.
According to Deputy Assessor David Ginsborg, Gilroy saw a 6.4 percent increase in its assessed property values over the...


















